EDIBLE POLYSACCHARIDE FILMS AND COATINGS -- EDIBLE POLYSACCHARIDE FILMS AND COATINGS -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- INTRODUCTION -- Chapter 1 POLYSACCHARIDES USED FOR EDIBLE FILMS AND COATINGS -- STARCHES AND DERIVATIVES -- CELLULOSE AND DERIVATIVES -- SEAWEED EXTRACTS -- GUMS -- PECTINS -- CHITOSAN -- Chapter 2 POLYSACCHARIDE FILM FORMATION AND FILM CHARACTERISTICS -- Chapter 3 POLYSACCHARIDE FILM PROPERTIES -- Chapter 4 APPLICATIONS OF POLYSACCHARIDE-BASED FILMS IN FOOD PRODUCTS -- Chapter 5 CONCLUSIONS -- REFERENCES -- INDEX -- Blank Page.